Matt and Ben just returned from their annual pilgrimage to Arkansas to spruce up the White River Mobile. It was a wonderfully uneventful trip, and the mobile is looking as sparkly and clean as ever.
Mobile Installation at Mercy Health Anderson Hospital
Here's a video Ben pulled together showing our recent mobile installation in Cincinnati. He condensed two days of work into a 14 second video!
Origami Cranes Ceiling Sculpture
We just got the green light on a really fun project. It's a ceiling sculpture for a private residence in the bay area. The client wanted something similar to our Waterfall Ceiling Sculpture, but with dramatic black origami cranes.
Instead of using actual paper cranes, a productive brainstorm session produced this (more durable) origami-inspired crane design that we'll fabricate from aluminum.
Large Custom Hanging Mobile for Cincinnati Hospital
Check out the mobile Matt and Ben installed last week in Anderson Hospital in Cincinnati!
Desktop Mobiles: Must-Have Desk Accessory
Hey look! We got mentioned in a blog article about must-have desk accessories created by Portland makers. We'd love to see a desktop with ALL of these gorgeous must-haves!
Large Custom Ceiling Sculpture for Cincinnati Hospital
Matt and Ben are headed to Cincinnati today to install this mobile in a hospital lobby. It's based on our Progressions-style mobile, but this time we've made it circular and added several levels. Stay tuned for installation pictures!
Ekko Mobiles for Sale!
Matt's daughter recently sat down at the iPad to practice her typing, and she ended up creating an Ekko Mobiles advertisement. Improved typing skills for her, and free marketing for us—it's a win/win! ;)
Large Custom Hanging Mobile for Alaska
We've completed and shipped this mobile, which will reside in a healthcare facility in a remote Alaskan village.
Traveling to install the mobile was not a possibility for this project, so the client will be completing the installation themselves.
With more than 200 individual shapes, 50 separate sections, and multiple hanging points, it won't be the world's simplest installation—but to make things as clear-cut as possible, we created a thorough set of instructions and videos to walk them through the process..
Here's a peek at installation images for one section of the mobile.
We can't wait to see images of the fully installed piece—and we hope to trek to Alaska someday to see it in person!
St. Louis Mobile Cleaning
Six years ago, back when iPhone photos were super grainy, Matt and Ben created this ceiling sculpture for a law firm in St. Louis:
The law firm decided it was time to spruce up the sculpture (and they also needed the sculpture moved to do electrical work on the lighting above), so Matt and Ben left town AGAIN to move the piece, completely clean it, and re-install it.
You can see some of the process below. We're happy to report that the entire process (including travels) went 100% smoothly!
Adventures in Washington D.C.
Crazy weather seems to be following Matt and Ben this winter, because THIS time, a huge winter storm hit New York the morning they were scheduled to fly home. After a week away, they were both eager to get home to their families. (And their families were eager to have them home.)
So instead of risking weather-related flight delays, they rented a car, drove south to Washington D.C., and took a different flight altogether, arriving home just a few hours later than originally planned—and totally bypassing the snowstorm. They even found time to enjoy a few iconic sights around Washington. (Way to turn those lemons into lemonade.)
